BGTC: Scuderia Ecosse Donington Race race notes

THREE OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD!
Chris Niarchos and
Tim Mullen made it three-out-of-three for Scuderia Ecosse in
yesterday's two-hour British GT race at a very wet Donington Park.
Niarchos started the action-packed race on wets and did a sensible...

THREE OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD!

Chris Niarchos and
Tim Mullen made it three-out-of-three for Scuderia Ecosse in
yesterday's two-hour British GT race at a very wet Donington Park.

Niarchos started the action-packed race on wets and did a sensible job,
bringing the car in for Mullen after an hour of racing in tricky
conditions. Mullen joined the race on intermediate tyres and was soon the
fastest man on the track. Apart from another downpour that necessitated a
stop for wets later on in the race, Mullen managed to avoid the drama
going on all around him and cruised home to victory.

Chris Niarchos:
"That wasn't our prettiest win, nor was it easy! We had to work
hard out there but we chose the right strategy and made the most of the
difficult conditions. We decided that I would start the race as a wet
event at Donington is always going to have the Safety Car in play during
the first stint. I lost a couple of positions on the first lap as I was
struggling to get any grip at all but I held fourth until the halfway
mark when I handed over to Tim. We are having a tough time with tyres
both in the wet and the dry as we just can't get any heat into
them; they come off the car hardly worn! All in all a great result but
not pretty!"

Tim Mullen: "Considering the conditions that
was a good result. It was pretty tricky out there on inters
when the rain came but we got the job done and got another win in the
bag. We had a tough time with tyres this weekend; Avon has a lot of work
to do." Stewart Roden, Team Principal: "Both drivers did
a top job in the wet conditions. They're right when they
say the tyres are a problem for us. When we're not constrained by a
control tyre (such as in FIA GT) the car is a dream to drive but we
really suffered here. It was a relief to take the win."

Next up for
Scuderia Ecosse is the FIA GT race at Brno in the Czech Republic next
weekend.